User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USING THE UNIT SAFELY
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- Contents
- Overview
- Setup
- Performance
- Drum Kit
- Instrument
- Mixer
- Effects
- Tempo
- Song Player
- Pattern Sequencer
- Settings
- Backing Up the Settings
- Data saved in USB flash drive
- Backing Up All Data to a USB Flash Drive (SAVE)
- Loading Backup Data from a USB Flash Drive (LOAD)
- Importing Kit Data from TD-20/TD-20X Backup Data (IMPORT)
- Deleting Backup Data from a USB Flash Drive (DELETE)
- Backing Up a Drum Kit to a USB Flash Drive (KITSAVE)
- Loading Kit Data from a USB Flash Drive (KITLOAD)
- Checking the State of a USB Flash Drive (INFO)
- Formatting a USB Flash Drive (FORMAT)
- Overall Settings for the TD-30 (SETUP)
- Output Assignments (OUTPUT)
- Assigning a Function to a Footswitch or Pad (CONTROL)
- Other Settings (OPTION)
- Restoring the Factory Settings (F RESET)
- Playing a Kit from the USB Flash Drive Without Loading It (Kit Selection) (KIT SEL)
- Digital Audio Level (GAIN)
- Auto Off Function (AUTOOFF)
- Viewing the Remaining Memory and the Program Version (INFO)
- Trigger Settings
- Backing Up the Settings
- Expansion
- Appendices
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Troubleshooting
Problem Items to check Action Page
Problems with the sound
No sound / Insucient
volume
Is the TD-30 correctly connected to the
external devices?
Check the connections. p. 24
Could an audio cable be broken? Try using a dierent cable –
Could you be using a connection cable that
contains a resistor?
Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor. –
Could the volume of the connected amp or
mixer be lowered?
Adjust the volume to an appropriate level. –
Could the TD-30’s volume be lowered? Adjust the volume to an appropriate level. p. 39
Check whether you hear sound through
headphones.
If you hear sound in the headphones, there is a problem
with the connection cables or with the connected amp or
mixer. Check the connected devices and the connections.
–
Could the volume be lowered on the device
connected to the MIX IN jacks?
Adjust the volume to an appropriate level. –
Could Local Control be “OFF”?
If Local Control is “OFF,” playing the pads will not send
performance data directly to the TD-30’s internal sound
generator.
Set Local Control to “ON.”
p. 142
Certain pads don’t sound
Have the settings for OUTPUT been made
correctly?
Check the settings for OUTPUT p. 115
Could the volume setting be low?
Check the setting of the group fader. p. 28
Check the MIXER settings. p. 65
Problems with USB
USB ash drive is inserted,
but is not detected/
Cannot select data
Is the USB ash drive inserted correctly? Make sure that the USB ash drive is correctly connected. p. 85
Are you using a USB Flash Memory made by
Roland?
Use USB Flash Memory sold by Roland. We cannot
guarantee operation if other products are used.
–
Can’t communicate with
the computer
Is the USB cable connected correctly? Make sure that the USB ash drive is correctly connected. p. 140
Can’t play back an audio
le from a USB ash drive
Does the audio le have the correct format? Check the format of the audio le. p. 85
Is the audio le saved in the correct location? Save the audio le in the root directory (the top level). p. 85
Problems with MIDI
No sound
Are the MIDI cables connected correctly? Check the connections. p. 141
A MIDI cable may be broken. Try using a dierent cable. –
Is the MIDI channel set correctly?
Set the MIDI channels of the TD-30 and external MIDI
device to the same setting
p. 141
Has the note number been set properly?
When a note number that is not assigned to any pad is
received, the TD-30 produces no sound. Change the note
number value or switch over to a kit to which another note
number is assigned.
p. 61
Other problems
Display contrast is
inconsistent
In some cases, the contrast of the display
might not be consistent, but this is not a
malfunction.
Adjusts the contrast of the display. p. 121